CP Assessment

Imagine a pair of needle-nosed pliers, with a wire-cutter blade near the pivot.

• A: The Mechanical Advantage of the wire-cutter blade is largest, because the blade is smaller than the jaws.
• B: The Mechanical Advantage of the needle-nosed jaws is greater because they are farther from the pivot.
• C: The Mechanical Advantage of the wire-cutter blades and the needle-nosed jaws are the same, since they have the same handles.

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Honors Assessment

Imagine a simple pair of scissors making a continuous cut across a piece of paper. Consider the following statements about the Mechanical Advantage of the scissors.

• A: The Mechanical Advantage of the scissors has the greatest value while cutting at the tips of the blades.
• B: The Mechanical Advantage of the scissors is the same at all points on the blade.
• C: The Mechanical Advantage of the scissors gets larger as the blades make a continuous cut.
• D: The Mechanical Advantage of the scissors gets smaller as the blades make a continuous cut.

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